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Old 13th January 2009 | 17:55
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FlightTester
 
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Counterintuitive?

I find it quite natural on the rudder to push left go left, but there again I also ride a motorcycle.

Then the learning progression through the tricycle, billycart, bicycle, motorcycle and motor vehicles.
I know it sounds counterintuitive but on a motorcycle at any speed above a walking pace in order to go left you push left on the bars. This draws a nice parallel to the rudder pedals/bar, I think of it as an increase in the pressure of my hand or foot in the direction I want to go.

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